Elania, Arachne in a different world

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Description

Does have GL subplot later on.

Warning: Since some people do not seem to get the slice of life idea, this story is SLOW. There is action and I intend to write more of it but don't come here expecting it to be the focus 24/7.

A young woman from Earth wakes up in a cave, disoriented, confused, amnesic and with her lower body replaced by that of a giant spider. She has no idea what she stumbled into and all the extra sensations were definitely not helping. "Did I get reincarnated into a fantasy world?" She's not quite sure. But, the goblin, the troll and (soon enough) the hot elf all suggest "yes."

As much as it creeps her out, her new body is powerful and flexible in some very interesting 'spidery' ways as she slowly learns to live with it. Combined with what modern knowledge she can still remember, the newly christened Elania soon finds herself building a new life as an adventurer among the elves.

Who knows what awaits her?

Maybe, just maybe, she might even find happiness along the way.

There will be a fair amount of errors in writing up until chapter 43 (where I got a proper proofreader/editor to help me out.) Chapters 1-20 or so will at some point receive partial rewriting because I don't quite like the flow and feel there are some parts that don't make as much sense as they should.

Please don't suggest edits for chapters up until 43, anything after that, feel free to in case we missed anything.

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Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: Faragi

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Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
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Community Reviews(10)

Aman1234aceRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Far and away one of the best narratives on this site. Faragi's characters react plausibly and believably for the context of their world. Even Elania, being a fish out of water, is able to fit nicely into the setting. In these sorts of stories, especially ones that include technology sharing, the character can come off as implausibly knowledgeable and the world adopts their information to quickly. But Elania comes across as a more realistic transplant from another world. The monster transformation and evolution are absolutely perfect. Elania's unique biology is made better by Faragi's application of real spider knowledge and it might be what transformation stories have always been missing. As a minor criticism i feel the romance aspect of the story comes a little hard and fast but it doesn't do much to take away from everything else. I often gauge fantasy stories that have in universe unusual characters on a scale of how tolerant and accepting the world will be of their situation. I've encountered fictions where the unique circumstances and appearance of the main character is treated as a non element, and the world is endlessly excepting of strange. I've also encountered ones where the level of fantastical bigotry is so pervasive and forced that it drags down their more interesting themes. Faragi's world is a perfect blend, Elania is an unknown quantity in a world of monsters, but as it's a fantasy world with many races, people are capable of accepting her spiderlike appearance and abilities. Faragi's writing is top notch with no glaring grammatical faults, something that can't be claimed by this review. The time it takes between chapters is covered by the sheer quality and Effort that Faragi puts in. I have yet to find other fictions of the same quality in this genre. Truly spectacular
Dge21Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It has
Fantasy
Elf
Magic
Half spider lady
Sword
Lizard with a great axe
Axe shields
Harpy
Troll
Goblin
Dragon
Boar with a tree on its back
Poisonous deer
Crazy forest witch with an ear fetish and a staff twice her size
Talking dungeon but only one person can hear it
Tree hardfruit
Yahtzee
Whats more to love
MilandaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I thought I left an advanced review already. Guess not! Anyway I have to admit I'm a big fan of this story. The romance is actually cute (with realistic flaws and doubts the characters deal with it seems), the world building is slow but interesting, and the main character feels so real. Secondary characters don't fall flat. And there's a lot to wonder about in the world and going forward.
My only major complaint is that there's not more. If you like fantasy worlds, cute romance, spider girls and mysteries I highly suggest it!
As to Inheritys... My favorite part is that people can choose to pursue it or not. I'm so glad the author didn't fall into the trope that your natural talent dictates what you do in life. As well as Elanias.
Still eagerly awaiting her inheritys though and wish the author would get to it. I do appreciate the fact though that it's not easy to find them out; seems more relatable then a magic system box floating midair.
Ok. I'm done. But need more words for an advanced review. Mmm cons! Ah right cons!
Actual Cons; While I love Elania bringing some real world knowledge to the story some of its a bit overdone. Thankfully she's not pulling out anything too advanced or extreme, just a step above a world that never needed to learn more because magic.
A great example is knowing about the soil around Volcanos being amazing for nutrients or how to roast coffee beans. Even the vague knowledge of crossbows is good.
Im a bit more leery on her knowing exactly how to make black powder and railroads; as well as the risks to prepare for with railroads. I like more the crossbow aspect, knowing vague and theoretical but would need a specialist to figure out specifics.
Narsha33Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story line is catching and it sucks you into the story. There is plenty of intersting facts in the book that adds to the depth of thr story and the world. All the characters are unique and the language and tone of each character clearly comes through and aids in the development of the characts, their interactions and their individual personalities.
I am constantly eagerly waiting to see what happens next and this story is not predictable at all which is always a good thing for me as I never know whats going to happen.
Rookie_SlimeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A well written slice of life adventure novel.
Characters are unique from each other, no status or massive stat sheet, just a spidergirl who hates spiders doing spidergirl things.
Grammar is good, things have a nice flow, storyline is intuitive.
Also, I don't know what they put in the coffee, but it's turning the spiders gay!
waffles526Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
its rare to find a fantasy story as good as this one if this site had a hidden gem story tag i'd give it one i dont want it to stop going i want more chapters the character growth is great some people dont like thats its slow but i do
Melting SkyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I normally shy away from leaving reviews so early in an ongoing story, but the single review this series has at the moment is a travesty that needed rectifying even if it means I have less material to work with.
This high fantasy reincarnation story marches to the beat of a slightly different drum from the very start. The MC is not just reincarnated as a monster, but actually suffers the sort of shock and revulsion would expect to waking up as an abomination in an alien world.
Rather than instantly adjusting to their new existence and then immediately beginning to psychopathically murder their way to fortune and power like they were some sort of brainwashed super-soldier in their former life, this story's MC takes a much more measured and human approach to her situation. At the start it reads more like Cast Away than some sort of hack and slash grind in a badly designed RPG video game.
Although there is serious danger and quite a bit of combat involved, the story is more focused on the shock and immediate survival needs of the protagonist's new existence. The pacing is a bit on the slower side and there is a bit of a slice of life vibe to it at times but things pick up quickly once she makes first contact with the locals. For fans of hardcore action-focused level-grinding, this story might not be a good fit.
The MC is intelligent and pragmatic but carries many of the preconceptions and naivete one would expect of a modern human. Unlike most of these types of stories, she does not foolishly try to kill every new being she comes in contact with which is a breath of fresh air. The results from her more diplomatic attempts to deal with other sentient beings is a realistically mixed bag rather than a mary sue type of affair where a smile and a hug solves everything.
This story is off to a solid start and I look forward to where its going now that it's started to progress beyond the initial survival arc I don't think I can quite give it a full perfect 5 star review but i
sebasseRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I quite like where this story is going so far.
How it dealt with elania accepting here new circumstance felt way more natural than in most other monster reincarnation stories since she only really accepted it after getting emotional support from a friend and being reassured that she is perfectly fine the way she is.
I also like how the story handles its own premise, Elania is not some cold blooded killer murdering her way to power and fortune like the mc's of most other stories with similar premise, but instead seeks out civilisation and friends.
Lastly I like the adventure portion of the story and how every member of Elanias party has a unique role that is actually described in a way which highlights the teamwork, which in my opinion makes the fights more interesting than one's that boil down to either, 'one person did all the work' or 'everybody just attacked and defended until the enemy was dead'.
I hope that the adventure part gets a little bit more emphasis in the future, since with the addition of a new healer the quest could maybe be a bit longer (currently they feel a bit like day trips)
Some_Random_CultivatorRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Very simply, the first few chapters were rough as hell and need a good polish.
But the characters and world-building are engaging, the plot trots along nicely and the good use of "show, don't tell" allows the reader to enjoy how the a new world is brought into the light.
The relationships are honest, hilariously earnest and heartfelt. And clumsy, slow and glorious when it works - so good job on that!
Only dropped them a half-star for the use of "Hella" and for not having their eager reader/editor's input on polishing the early stuff so it's not so hard to chew through.
Give it a read - there's good bones in this.
SunnyShimRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The story overall is very enjoyable and is quite well written. The story also isn't too generic and has it's uniqueness even in this extremely saturated genre.
The main premise of the story right now is that out MC has reincarnated as an arachne like creature without any specific memories of her past life on Earth. She then makes some new friends, and girlfriend, and goes about her days doing some basic slice of life isekai stuff while also adventuring.
This story has a good mix of calm and fun content as well as good action and figthing. I'm a fan of having a good mix of these two.
The story defintely has a relatively slow pace which is a bit too slow for me but isn't too bad at all. I also enjoy the style of the author's writing and the first person perspective is written quite well.
The characters all have fun and intersting personalities which makes the reader enjoy learning more about them.
The grammar is quite good except for some small mispellings usually which can be overlocked quite easily and will probably fixed with how many people are suggesting edits in the comments.
All in all, a fun story to read that I'm defintely looking forward to reading. The author seems to be speedrunning a quality story so that's an extra bonus as well.